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"OAKHAM WINES, Rutland http://t.co/HdB4iZo0 independent in Rutland and online!"
"Cheltenham Food & Wine Festival http://t.co/7tKvk6SC Food & wine Fest in Cheltenham"
"CELLARVIE WINES, Twickenham http://t.co/XIPYH08Y Clever wordplay and... http://t.co/mxIEz6eZ"
"THE CARDINALS CELLAR, Oxon http://t.co/cR7O8rjY An online boutique wine... http://t.co/cxwaxgnA"
"CALDER WINE & WHISKY, Yorkshire http://t.co/n5pxaHcW Yorkshire... http://t.co/XfISlPBM"

From Vineyards Direct

The aim of From Vineyards Direct is simple – to bring you very special, high quality wines at prices well below traditional outlets, and to provide you with the highest level of service possible.

From Vineyards Direct is the brainchild of David Campbell and Esme Johnstone who write that their intention is to offer [...]

Lille Wine Fair (France)

FRIDAY 16 – MONDAY 19 NOVEMBER 2007 – The Annual Salon des Vignerons Independents (indpendent winemakers) holds its annual show in the Grand Palais in Lille. Over 400 winemakers from every corner of France will be offering tastings of their wines with the opportunity to buy at vineyard gate prices. Makes a great weekend [...]

Pol Roger Champagne Dinner – Cotswolds

THURSDAY 22 NOVEMBER 2007 – 7.30pm Bennetts Fine Wines of Chipping Campden (Glos) are organising a fantastic Pol Roger Champagne Dinner with the UK Sales Director of Pol Roger at Russells Restaurant in Broadway (Worcs). See www.bennettsfinewines.com

BENNETTS Fine Wines in the Cotswolds

In the very heart of the Cotswolds Bennetts Fine Wines looks every inch the old-fashioned traditional wine merchant – small, atmospheric shop with stone floors and a slightly hushed atmosphere. Situated on the High Street of the charming Costwold village of Chipping Campden (Glos), the shop does have an impressive array of top quality [...]

French Wine People

Based in Matlock in Derbyshire, The French Wine People are importers of wines from across the regions of France.

What sets The French Wine People apart from the dozens of other smaller French specialists, apart from a nicely designed website?

Some of the more eclectic wines include a Savagnin from the Jura, [...]

Champagne Par Excellence

The website for Champagnes par Excellence is still showing a holding page with no contact or summary details so maybe the business is not living up to its claims in 2007:-

With over 10 years experience in the Champagne industry in France, Champagne par Excellence is an independent Champagne supplier, offering exclusive, individual, award-winning [...]

Italy Abroad

Not just 15o wines on the list but a fine looking range of deli items too – pasta sauces, olive oils, balsamic vinegars and the like. Italy Abroad is a member of the ASDW (Association of Small Direct Wine Merchants) about which you can read in the Telegraph.

The plethora of unusual [...]

Nicolas

The Nicolas chain, is a French company owned by Casel, the same parent company of Oddbins. They have only recently broken out from their London heartland and now list 51 stores in the UK.

Several branches of Oddbins have or are in the process of being converted to the Nicolas brand (Henley-on-Thames, [...]

The Winery At Liberty

The Winery At Liberty – housed on the second floor of the iconic Tudor Building in central London – is an off-shoot of The Winery store in Clifton Road W9.

What marks out The Winery is the individual wines listed. Each is personally sourced and imported with almost all being exclusive to [...]

SA Wines Online

As the name suggests an independent merchant that specialises in offering wines from across South Africa.

A few years ago, when I had a hand in organising small wine fairs, SA Wines Online often attended; their wines being highly popular. They operate out of South West London with sales through the functional website. Delivery [...]